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(Photo Courtesy of Mark Loewen)

Move over Triceratops

August 1, 2014

U professor Mark Loewen helped discover a new dinosaur species this summer. Loewen says the species, called Mercuriceratops gemini, is named after the Roman god Mercury because of its characteristic wing-like...

(Brent Uberty) The Block U is located in the foothills above campus.

Most expensive rock on campus

August 1, 2014

In some spots, there are more beer cans than trailways. The lawn has been outgrown by feathered reed grass, most of which is dead, and sunflowers. This is the legendary Block U on the hill above the...

(Photo Courtesy of the Bennion Center)

Books bind tutors and students

August 1, 2014

It may not be “Reading Rainbow,” but the U’s America Reads program tutors elementary students in math and reading just the same. America Reads is a federally funded program hosted by the Bennion...

(Courtesy NASA)

A galaxy not so far away . . .

July 2, 2014

The U’s new Astronomy Outreach Center is reaching for the public and for the stars. The center, located in the South Physics Building, had its grand opening in June with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and...

(Credit: Reconstruction by John Gurche; photographed by Tim Evanson)

U study: man’s face evolved to take a hit

July 2, 2014

Cavemen may not have gotten into bar fights, but they did learn how to take a few punches. A recent study published in “Biological Reviews” by David Carrier, a biology professor at the U, and Michael...

(Conor Barry) The Pride of Utah performs on the field prior to a U football game last season.

BREAKING NEWS: ‘Utah Man’ Fight Song Lyrics Changed

July 2, 2014

You can now be either a Utah man or a Utah fan while singing the “Utah Man” fight song after U President David Pershing approved changes to the lyrics Wednesday, July 2. Three changes will appear...

Archive photograph of fans at a football game in the 1950s. (Courtesy Special Collections Department, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)

‘A Parting Breath’ for “Utah Man”?

June 16, 2014

It could be the end of an era for “Utah Man.” The fight song, which has been sung at sporting events at the U since the turn of the century, is under review at U President David Pershing’s office....

(Erin Burns) Students are met by warning signs and chain link fencing, like this near the Fieldhouse, across campus this summer as multiple projects are underway.

Campus Under Construction

June 16, 2014

Grass and sidewalks have been dug up, caution signs are displayed around campus, parking has been roped off and the noise level of new structures coming to life is loud. Luckily most students wear headphones...

(Brent Uberty) Dignitaries and special guests break ground for the new expansion of the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

New Cancer Research Center Will Focus On Childhood and Family Cancers

June 16, 2014

The Huntsman Cancer Institute broke ground on Friday for a new research center examining cancers in children. U President David Pershing said the U is "honored" to be home to the new facility, which will...

Thomas Lippert.  Photo courtesy of yourgeneticgenealogist.com

U issues official apology for Lippert sperm scandal

May 28, 2014

After 371 boxes of documents and more than 170,000 microfilm sheets of evidence, all Pamela Branum got was an apology. Branum, a San Antonio resident , is “disappointed” by the response from the U....